After Artemis II / Rigel, what's up next for the #LunarCodex? *Codex Freya,* launching no earlier than July 2026.
With our partner Lifeship, the mission is slated do a fly-by of the Moon, following a trajectory targeting a near-Earth asteroid.
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Illustration via Astroforge
Canadian PM Mark Carney asks the Artemis II crew the question on every Canadian's mind.
What's *your* preference?
#GoArtemis
#LunarCodex
#MapleSyrupOrBust
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Video via NASA
NASA image art002e009276 taken by the Orion spacecraft 'Integrity' via the Artemis II mission
Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
#GoArtemis
#LunarCodex
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
π Meanwhile, back on Earth... Astrobotic continues completion of the Griffin lander scheduled for launch July! Onboard is the #LunarCodex's POLARIS & HINAURI archives
Representing ALL countries on Earth, the #LunarCodex is the largest and most global archive of its kind
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Photo Astrobotic
LIFTOFF!
Artemis II had a flawless launch at 6:35 EDT, and is now orbiting the Earth, on the first stage of its journey to the Moon.
Excelsior!
#ArtemisII
#LunarCodex #CodexRigel
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
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Video via NASA
NASA has begun the countdown for Artemis II, launching April 1, at 6:24 pm EDT. Four astronauts on first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972.
Also onboard Artemis II is the #LunarCodex's RIGEL poetry archive, on our sixth mission to the Moon.
Don't miss the moment.
> www.nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/
#LunarCodex laureate Anika Paris performs for Earth Day in-person and live on YouTube!
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q324...
A day of poetry in celebration of the planet that houses our collective human spirit.
#ToTheMoonAndBeyond
I've been invited to speak on the #LunarCodex at the spring meeting of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
The IAF is the worldβs leading space advocacy body, with membership from all space agencies, companies, research institutions, universities, associations, and museums worldwide.
"Let me ravish you as spring's love"
by Sam Peralta
Acrylic on canvas
14" x 14"
This and other works available via Artsy
> artsy.net/artist/sam-p...
The title and the encoded line in the painting form a poetic couplet, in a piece built on elements of neoplasticism.
My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex has hit 10K views! If you haven't seen it yet, please do... and if you have, please share the link below. Thank you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6...
While updating the News section on the #LunarCodex website, I came across this poetry submission call, due April 15, 2026... Note this is from a paying publication!
Full guidelines to the 'Eye to the Telescope: Paying Tribute' anthology here
> eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
Submit now!
In celebration of the Polaris mission of the #LunarCodex, artist Tracey Roberts has created special 1/1 editions of her 12 pieces of synesthetic art onboard the archives, to be unveiled in a special 2-week exhibition "Fly Me to the Moon" in Melbourne, Australia at the Magnet Galleries in Docklands.
The touring exhibit of #LunarCodex artists from Poland arrives at Washington D.C.!
The #LunarCodex - a look back at 2025
Trajectory for Artemis II. Onboard the Orion spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Launch is estimated for NET February 6, 2026.
The #LunarCodex project is onboard, with CODEX RIGEL. Excelsior!
THE LUNAR CODEX - Status update 17-Dec-2025
THE ART SIDE OF THE MOON - the #LunarCodex documentary - is an Official Selection of the Canada Shorts Film Festival 2025, and a Finalist for Best Documentary!
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On 29-Nov-2022, on the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth - 432,210 km
The #LunarCodex collection Codex Orion, on a memory card onboard, contained a poem about the Moon, archived later via other missions to the lunar surface.
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Image credit NASA
I'm holding one of the very first Cerabyte ceramic-on-glass media samples, preserving a copy of the U.S. Constitution
Cerabyteβs durable ceramic media enables unlimited data preservation and with zero maintenance, energy or media migration to retain the data.
The Art Renewal Center has the finalists in the 18th Int'l ARC Salon Competition.
> www.artrenewal.org/Salon/Finalists
816 works have been selected as finalists. I'm honored to have been one of the judges for this competition.
Final results will be posted 5-Jan-2026.
Astrobotic's Griffin Mission One - with the FLIP rover primary cargo, and carrying the Lunar Codex's Polaris archive via GLPH and MoonBox - has been delayed to its next viable launch window, no earlier than (NET) July 2026.
More details via the link -->
spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/a...
My TEDx Talk on the #LunarCodex is up on the official channel!
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzX6...
Please share the link far and wide π
TO THE MOON AND BEYOND
How to Get to the Moon in Five Easy Steps
by Dr. Samuel Peralta
#tedx #tedxtalks
#tedxspeaker
#ted #tedtalks
The #LunarCodex commissioned literary anthology SEA OF TRANQUILITY will be in the spotlight at the 30th Poets House Showcase, on Dec 13, 2025!
Astrobotic's Griffin-1 continues its progress toward delivering Astrolabβs FLIP rover, its own CubeRover, and other payloads to the Moon.
Key milestones have been propulsion and avionics integration, software simulations and payload readiness testing.
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Photo via Astrobotic Technology
MOON SHOT: THE STORY OF THE LUNAR CODEX*
by Samuel Peralta
So this is happening... I'm 8,000 words into what's planned to be an 80K-word narrative non-fiction on our shared journey from Earth, to the Moon, and beyond.
Wish me luck.
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*Just a working title π
MANIFEST FOR THE MOON - the art book of selected work from the #LunarCodex - is here!
Here's the link if you haven't ordered your copy yet:
> shop.snap-collective.com/products/man...
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Proceeds support publication of new artist monographs. The Lunar Codex makes no revenues from this venture.
